SPOTLIGHT

Magic Men

By Elizabeth Denton Friday, December 6, 2024

SPOTLIGHT

Magic Men

By Elizabeth Denton Friday, December 6, 2024

Book Reviews

Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

Asturias Days

Poco a Poco

Read Me a Poem

“To David, About His Education” by Howard Nemerov

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Portrait of the Artist

Dottie Lo Bue

House and home

Book Reviews

Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

Smarty Pants Podcast

American Horror Story

Jeremy Dauber on our obsession with fear

Asturias Days

Part of the Parade

Article

In Reprise: Next Line, Please

A new poetry prompt for players new and old

Book Reviews

Aging Out

Many of us do not go gentle into that good night

Asturias Days

Braña Curuchu

Cover Story

Under a Spell Everlasting

Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain, published a century ago, tells of a world unable to free itself from the cataclysm of war

Smarty Pants Podcast

Overconsumed

Adam Minter on what happens to all the stuff we downsize, declutter, and discard

Asturias Days

Ups and Downs

Read Me a Poem

“how i got ovah” by Carolyn Rodgers

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Web Essays

On Book

August Wilson’s play just hit the big screen, but even greater rewards await on the page

In Reprise: Next Line Please

“I Have Had My Vision”

Three prompts

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